Airship and Blimp Consultant ABC is a UK-based consultancy service that provides expert advice to government departments and private companies considering using or developing helium airships for civil or security applications.

Diamante Mongolfiere An Italian hot air balloon company selling Cameron Hot air Balloons for tourist flights and advertising, and organizing flying courses and promotional inflatables for outdoor events.

Dreambuilt Designs This company provides plans eBooks for the do-it-yourself'er, ranging from woodworking, metalworking, and electronics, to leatherworking, sewing, arts and crafts. Included is a quarter-scaled hot air balloon standing 20 feet tall and about 16 feet in diameter. Made of ripstop nylon, it has an aluminum gondola and a radio-controlled propane burner.

The Early Years of Sport Ballooning An affectionate look at hot-air sport balloons in the 1960s and '70s, this site focuses on the differences among different manufacturers' products, and the way those products differ from balloons on the market today.

eBalloon.org A ballooning resource providing information on ballooning history and famous flights, how hot air balloons work, and what a typical flight is like. The site also offers an extensive photo gallery, a list of festivals worldwide, and a ballooning directory.

European Balloon Corporation Balloon launches near Brussels, as well as giant helium balloons manufacturing, cold air inflatables, and hot air airships.

FAI Ballooning commission A non-governmental and non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities worldwide.

The Flying Cloud, R-505 Set in a world that was, or perhaps a world that might have been, The Flying Cloud is a tale of airships, adventure, gallant gentlemen, and sultry island maidens. Bringing the world more airship fiction.

Friends of the Smokey Bear Balloon Inc. A non-profit corporation of all volunteers dedicated to assisting U.S. federal, state, and local agencies to educate and convey messages to prevent human-caused wildfires.

Gas Ballooning.net A site dedicated to gas balloons, specifically Hydrogen and Helium free balloons. The site provides information on how gas balloons are constructed along with resources, books and links to other gas balloon sites.

Hybrid Aircraft Corporation Their expertise focuses on a class of hybrid aircraft that combines the advantages of aerodynamic lift derived from the lifting-body hull shape (like an airplane) and efficiencies of lighter-than-air derived from the buoyancy of the helium filled envelope (like an airship). They call the technology approach SkyCat and the cargo version the SkyFreighter.

Naval Airship Association, Inc. The NAA is a non-private, non-profit organization that gathers and disseminates lighter-than-air expertise and knowledge accumulated during the U.S. Navy's development and employment of lighter-than-air aircraft.

QinetiQ 1 Two British pilots will attempt to break the world altitude record for a manned balloon (113,740 feet) by ascending to 132,000 feet in an open gondola. Download images and wallpaper, subscribe to email updates.

Two get very high Breakfast show producer and presenter Lev David from East Coast Radio, Durban and hot air balloon pilot Gary Mortimer from Airborne Adventures Africa endeavour to set a new South African hot air balloon altitude record. Follow the planning and flight.